History

In the 19th century, a trading post and a mission, called Gondokoro, was located in the vicinity of Juba. It was the southernmost outpost of the Egyptian garrison, supported by a handful of soldiers, mostly ill due to the malaria and blackwater fever that was dominant in the region. Gondokoro was also the base of the explorers and campaigners (Sir) Samuel and Florence Baker during their expeditions to what is now South Sudan and northern Uganda from 1863 to 1865, and from 1871 to 1873.

Juba itself was established in 1922 as a small town by a number of Greek traders which were mostly supplying the British Army at the time. Although their number never exceeded 2,000 inhabitants, together with a much larger number of the native Bari tribe with whom they had an excellent relationship, the Greeks contributed in what is today visible structures downtown Juba Market area as well as the Greek Quarters (named by the British), a small suburb which today is called Hai Jalaba. Examples of the development by the Greeks are public buildings such as the beautiful stone buildings of Ivory Bank, Notos Lounge, the old Sudan Airways Building, Paradise Hotel, Nile Commercial Bank and Buffalo Commercial Bank, among others. The building of Central Bank was also built at a later stage in the mid '40s as well as the famous Juba Hotel in the mid '30s.

Juba (sniper)

Juba (Arabic:جوبا‎) (a.k.a. "Joba") is the pseudonym of an alleged sniper involved in the Iraqi Insurgency featured in several videos. The second of these videos shows Juba claiming to have shot 37 American soldiers. Whether Juba is a real individual, a role shared among multiple individuals, or a propaganda/media creation is unknown.

Videos

Several video clips which allegedly show the actions of Juba have been circulated over the Internet.

First video

In November 2005, a video which was circulating in Iraq appeared on the Internet. The video, attributed to the Sunni insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq, showed American soldiers being shot and falling to the ground. The video starts with a man saying, "I have nine bullets in this gun and I have a present for George Bush. I am going to kill nine Soldiers. I am doing this for the viewers to watch. God is great. God is great." With that, he makes his way from the vehicle, and a series of separate scenes follow showing several individuals shot in action.

History

In the 19th century, a trading post and a mission, called Gondokoro, was located in the vicinity of Juba. It was the southernmost outpost of the Egyptian garrison, supported by a handful of soldiers, mostly ill due to the malaria and blackwater fever that was dominant in the region. Gondokoro was also the base of the explorers and campaigners (Sir) Samuel and Florence Baker during their expeditions to what is now South Sudan and northern Uganda from 1863 to 1865, and from 1871 to 1873.

Juba itself was established in 1922 as a small town by a number of Greek traders which were mostly supplying the British Army at the time. Although their number never exceeded 2,000 inhabitants, together with a much larger number of the native Bari tribe with whom they had an excellent relationship, the Greeks contributed in what is today visible structures downtown Juba Market area as well as the Greek Quarters (named by the British), a small suburb which today is called Hai Jalaba. Examples of the development by the Greeks are public buildings such as the beautiful stone buildings of Ivory Bank, Notos Lounge, the old Sudan Airways Building, Paradise Hotel, Nile Commercial Bank and Buffalo Commercial Bank, among others. The building of Central Bank was also built at a later stage in the mid '40s as well as the famous Juba Hotel in the mid '30s.

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JUBASouth Sudan (Xinhua) -- ... “What will bring Riek Machar back to Juba is the peace agreement if it is signed in Addis Ababa because this fighting is beyond Machar and Kiir,” Gabriel said ... But Gabriel dismissed the president’s pledge, saying they don’t trust the intentions of Kiir and the SPLM-IO would only return to Juba if there is peace in the East African nation ... JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) --....

Moreover, the ministry’s Undersecretary BaakValentino Wol further told reporters after the meeting in the capital, Juba, that the government has no trust in an investigation into alleged crimes committed by UN peacekeepers by another UN agency....

In 2016, aid workers at a residential compound in the capital, Juba, were raped by marauding government soldiers ...Trust is in short supply during a civil war, but nothing here is possible without it – and it's what keeps her safe in a country where, as Dorsa says, "you'd be quite naive to think that danger is not around the corner" ... Now, bringing technicians from Juba, can we trust them? That will be the question....

We need to see a change,” she announced after meeting South Sudan’s PresidentSalva Kiir on a visit to Juba last month. “We have lost trust in the government." ... Meanwhile, Kiir’s Dinka power base is cracking along clan lines, as evidenced in the standoff with his former army chief Paul Malong Awan, whom Kiir arrested and put under house arrest in Juba....

JUBA (Reuters) - The United States has lost trust in South Sudan's government for fueling the country's civil war and it must bring peace or risk losing support from Washington, U.S ... "I let him know that the United States was at a crossroads and that every decision going forward was going to be based on his actions," Haley told reporters after the meeting in the capital Juba... Haley had to cut short a visit to a camp in Juba, where U.N....

JUBA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The United States has lost trust in South Sudan's government for fueling the country's civil war and must bring peace or risk losing support from Washington, U.S ... "I let him know that the United States was at a crossroads and that every decision going forward was going to be based on his actions," Haley told reporters after the meeting in the capital Juba....

JUBA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Located a stone throw away from South Sudan's Juba airport is the ChinaFriendshipHospital, one of the remaining three medical complexes in operation after the renewed clash last July ... Ma disclosed that the hospital has increasingly gained the public trust leading to many people suffering trauma and broken fractures coming to the hospital. "In Juba many hospitals close early, but we work 24 hours," he said ... ....

South SudanPresidentSalva Kiir issued several decrees Monday night, creating major army leadership changes. The army will be restructured into three separate forces. a ground force, an air force and navy units ... Awolich said it's clear Kiir is trying to restore the public's trust in the army, whose reputation has suffered since the fresh wave of fighting erupted in Juba in July ... I think that is a necessary step." ... ....